#165265#165265

#165265 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.067 H 223.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165265
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 101)
HSL	hsl(194, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(194, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.13, -11.80, -16.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.13, 20.26, 234.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.01% -0.0486 -0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(41.01% 0.067 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.6962, 7.1441, 13.3881)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165265 #652916

analogous

#166551 #165265 #162B65

triadic

#165265 #651652 #526516

tetradic

#165265 #511665 #652916 #2B6516

square

#165265 #511665 #652916 #2B6516

split-complementary

#165265 #65162B #655116

monochromatic

#051419 #0B2933 #165265 #217B97 #2CA4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#165265 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#165265 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165265

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165265	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165265	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475066

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4865

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165265;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.067 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#608291',
    500: '#165265',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165265;
$custom-light: #608291;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165265",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.43,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41008,
    "c": 0.06695,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165265

secondary

#9C523B

accent

#6941E7

background

#F6F7F8

surface

#EBEEF0

border

#C6C9CB

text

#050A0C

muted

#7A7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #165265

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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